Drive on Water - More Room!

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1877

Date Released

24 May 1965

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Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drive on Water - More Room!. DESCRIPTION: Near Cirencester, an open meeting for Hydroplanes. The X Class Championship Trophy was for boats of up to a thousand cc’s. The winner was Paddy Rolfe of Hersham in Surrey, who’s been racing hydroplanes for the past 8 years. SHOTLIST: MS hydrofoil boat No 52 starting off. MLS No 81 on water. MLS banner start. MS official start signal with rifle. MS pan No 24. GV wake behind boat. MS pan No 24. GV race in progress. LS pan No 42 past. LS hydrofoil boat crossing wake. LS pan No 76 past. GV race in progress. MS pan No 21 past. LS pan No 97 past. MLS pan No 34 past. MLS pan 358 past. MS official with finishing flag. LS pan No 8 the winner - Paddy Rolfe.

Keywords

Aviation; Competitions

Locations

Cirencester

Card file number

89714

Credits:

Commentator: Macdonald Hobley

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